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5G contract using 4g device

Ykcool — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:34:41 GMT

I’m currently n payg sim only, I’ve noticed a deal of £20 for 120gb on 5G, in the small print it says if you use a 4g device you will only get 4g. I believe the above deal is quite good and also better than a 4g plan, so is it right that I can use the 5G pay monthly contract for my 4g device? Thanks

Re: 5G contract using 4g device

Kirigaya_Kazuto — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:36:31 GMT

Hi, Yes. you can use a 5G contract SIM in a 4G only device. I have done so.

Even with my current iPhone 12 Pro Max when I'm not in a 5G area, it will drop down to 4G

Re: 5G contract using 4g device

Ykcool — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:37:28 GMT

Is it a same size SIM card?

Re: 5G contract using 4g device

Kirigaya_Kazuto — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:39:08 GMT

Yes, it is. it'll be a nano sim

Re: 5G contract using 4g device

bristolian — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:14:52 GMT

Hi @Ykcool

For clarity's sake, are you on PAYG or pay-monthly? The two are entirely different - a SIM-only plan is still a pay-monthly plan.

5G is not currently available to PAYG users.

Any pay-monthly SIM (regardless of plan) will work in a 4G phone and access the 4G network.

Re: 5G contract using 4g device

Kirigaya_Kazuto — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 15:41:31 GMT

"For clarity's sake, are you on PAYG or pay-monthly?"

He's wanting to move from PAYG to Pay-monthly by the sounds of it

Re: 5G contract using 4g device

Ykcool — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:02:05 GMT

For clarity’s sake........I’m on payg at the moment, but looking to go on sim only, but pay monthly, not payg

Re: 5G contract using 4g device

bristolian — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 17:08:06 GMT

@Ykcool wrote:

For clarity’s sake........I’m on payg at the moment, but looking to go on sim only, but pay monthly, not payg

That's useful, thankyou.

In which case all of EE's pay-monthly plans will allow access to the 2G, 3G & 4G networks.

If you have a 5G-plan and a 5G device, then you will be able to use the 5G network where it's available. You'll continue to use the 4G network if you're either not using a 5G device or not in a 5G area.